WDYS Chapter 14

Because he left in such a hurry, Fu Mingchuan didn’t even want to wait for his own driver, so he had to use the villa’s driver. He was currently using the driver’s phone to make calls, one after another.

He had dialed many times, but no one answered.

The driver kept glancing at Fu Mingchuan through the rearview mirror. Before Fu Mingchuan took his phone, he had seen him dialing another number, but it seemed like he had been blocked. That’s why Fu Mingchuan took his phone, but still, no one answered.

The driver was a little incredulous, unable to understand how anyone dared to treat Fu Mingchuan like this.

When they reached an intersection, he had to ask Fu Mingchuan where to go, but Fu Mingchuan seemed to not know himself. He stared down at the phone and called You Shi.

The call was not answered by You Shi herself, but by her husband. There seemed to be a group of people playing cards in the background, it was very lively. Fu Mingchuan hung up after a few brief sentences.

Ruan Jing had been sitting beside him the whole time. Ever since he confessed his feelings, Fu Mingchuan’s expression hadn’t been right, especially after everyone’s well wishes. Fu Mingchuan completely disregarded his feelings and said directly, “Everyone’s mistaken. I already have a loved one. You even attended my engagement party. Ruan Jing and I are just colleagues.”

At that moment, Ruan Jing knew it was over. Fu Mingchuan wouldn’t even acknowledge him as a friend.

But he didn’t understand why Fu Mingchuan would take him along if he wanted to leave.

He looked at Fu Mingchuan. This man, who always kept his emotions in check, now had anxiety written all over his face. He was even calling someone to locate You Wen.

As soon as that call ended, Fu Mingchuan’s own phone rang. He immediately answered it. Even though they were a bit apart, Ruan Jing could hear the person on the other end yelling, “Fu Mingchuan, where are you?”

“Are you even human?”

“Do you want You Wen to die just because you want to be in a relationship?”

Fu Mingchuan ignored the first two sentences: “Where is You Wen?”

“How would I know! It’s all your fault! Go search him you fucking…”

“Zhou Hui!” Fu Mingchuan shouted his name in a commanding tone, “Hold off on the cursing and tell me where You Wen is.”

Zhou Hui suddenly started crying: “I don’t know! I can’t find him.”

“Don’t you know a lot of people? Hurry up and find someone to save him.”

Fu Mingchuan’s heart kept sinking: “When did he call you? Where did he call you from?” He only asked for useful information, but it felt like it wasn’t Zhou Hui crying in his ear, but You Wen, making his heart ache terribly.

“Half an hour ago. He said he was going to see his dad, his car flipped over. I brought people to look for him, but we can’t find him, and his phone is unreachable.”

“Hurry up and get more people! Even the police arrived faster than you! How could You Wen be so blind to like you…”

Fu Mingchuan hung up the phone and immediately made several more calls. It was like watching a revolving lantern for Ruan Jing, listening to Fu Mingchuan’s calm arrangements and instructions. Only the last sentence revealed his emotions: “Call everyone.”

The Zhongzhou City rescue team and the police force, how many people was that? How much influence and how many favors did that require?

Maybe it was just a minor issue, he could still call for help, how serious could it be?

But with this display of power, how much would Fu Mingchuan have to spend to repay it?

When a businessman stopped talking about money, it suddenly became frightening.

Ruan Jing pursed his lips, finally understanding his mistake.

A grave mistake.

How could he ever think that he and Fu Mingchuan were a good match?

The only person suitable for Fu Mingchuan was You Wen. In Fu Mingchuan’s limited emotional world, there had always only been You Wen.

And he just presumptuously assumed that he was a good match for Fu Mingchuan in terms of family background and education. He only considered his own feelings and not Fu Mingchuan’s.

“Did you talk to him that day? What did you say?”

Ruan Jing’s thoughts returned only when he heard Fu Mingchuan’s question. He asked, “Which day?”

Fu Mingchuan accurately stated a date: “You met, in the elevator, and in the parking lot. What did you say?”

Looking into Fu Mingchuan’s eyes, Ruan Jing suddenly didn’t dare to tell the truth, and suddenly understood why Fu Mingchuan brought him along.

Fu Mingchuan saw through his thoughts: “You better not lie to me now.”

Ruan Jing only looked at Fu Mingchuan in disbelief for a few seconds before Fu Mingchuan showed an impatient expression, seemingly unwilling to wait for his answer any longer. Ruan Jing didn’t dare to miss this opportunity: “He told me in the elevator that he knew you. I said that he and I were rivals.”

Fu Mingchuan thought quickly: “Before this, what signals did you give others to make them think we were together, or had been together?”

Ruan Jing couldn’t explain: “After you broke off your engagement, we worked together on the Shangcheng project and were often together. Even the tabloids reported on us twice. It’s just that you never paid attention.”

Compared to Fu Mingchuan’s low profile, Ruan Jing was a somewhat famous young master in Zhongzhou. Because of this fleeting online popularity, even Fu Mingchuan was photographed.

Fu Mingchuan had never had this kind of thing happen before, so these tabloid reports were ignored, but the rumors still reached You Wen’s ears.

Fu Mingchuan asked: “And?” He didn’t believe it was just this. If it was just this, You Wen could have simply asked him, but You Wen didn’t ask anything.

Ruan Jing paused, then recounted the parking lot incident and gave the most poignant summary: “I provoked him with my expression at that time.”

“Later, I saw him at your doorstep.”

Fu Mingchuan thought of You Wen refusing to go back with him that day, and the wall around his heart finally crumbled. It was his heartache for You Wen, who was standing before him, bleeding, yet he turned a blind eye.

He took the puppy home, only to condemn it to a life of misery.

It seems the puppy finds nothing but suffering in his care.

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A large rescue team quickly located You Wen’s car, but there was no one inside, only dirty bloodstains and You Wen’s tattered jacket.

Fu Mingchuan followed the footprints, which were still somewhat visible at the beginning. He could see that You Wen had stumbled at some point, and he felt the pain as if it were his own.

He didn’t dare to wander around, afraid of missing any news of You Wen.

You Wen was finally found forty minutes later, lying in a patch of greenery. When the rescuers called out, he responded. His eyes were especially bright in the darkness, and he even took the initiative to say, “I think my ribs are broken.”

The rescuers were startled. They lifted him onto a stretcher and immediately contacted a helicopter.

The helicopter and Fu Mingchuan arrived at the same time. As soon as Fu Mingchuan saw You Wen, his eyes reddened. He wanted to touch him, but didn’t dare to touch anywhere, finally just caressing his face and asking, “Does it hurt?”

You Wen shook his head. The sound of the helicopter starting up was a bit loud. He said, “I wanted to go see my dad, but it was too far to walk.”

Fu Mingchuan leaned closer to You Wen’s face, held his hand, and asked, “Why didn’t you call me? I would have taken you.”

You Wen blinked, seeming to smile a little. He glanced to the side and after a while said, “Didn’t I have Chen An tell you? I’m not going to rely on you anymore.”

Fu Mingchuan felt as if he had been struck in the chest. He gripped You Wen’s hand tighter and tighter until You Wen cried out in pain. Only then did he loosen his grip, softly coaxing You Wen, “I didn’t take it seriously. From now on, I’ll be the one to reach out, okay?”

He knew, of course he knew.

After they got back together, You Wen never contacted him proactively, nor would he initiate any intimacy. The first time he truly felt You Wen trying to let go of him was when he accompanied You Wen back to the house that had been burned down.

At that time, he reminded You Wen if there was anything else he wanted to take. You Wen left the undamaged ring there, their engagement ring.

Including when he left Shanshui Residence, leaving behind all the things they shared when they were together.

And after You Wen left, he never mentioned Tiao Tiao. He took the initiative to have Tiao Tiao brought home, but You Wen didn’t want Tiao Tiao to stay.

Fu Mingchuan had thought that You Wen was the one who was reluctant to leave. He was clingy and loved him very much. This had briefly troubled Fu Mingchuan, wondering what to do if You Wen refused to leave.

But his little puppy was now telling him, “No need, Fu Mingchuan. I promised my aunt that I would accompany her to Germany.”

“No,” Fu Mingchuan’s voice was deep, with an undeniable force, “I don’t agree.”

You Wen gently squeezed his hand in return, his voice also soft, with a hint of composure, “But I don’t owe you any money anymore.” As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly coughed up blood. The chain reaction caused by his broken ribs finally made him feel intense pain, so sharp that any movement around him felt piercing.

Forget it.

Forget it.

It’s too painful.

Being with Fu Mingchuan is too painful.

You Wen had reflected many times on the problems between him and Fu Mingchuan. He had been treated well since childhood, everyone held him in their palms. It was too easy for him to get what he wanted, so when he was abandoned, he acted like a child who couldn’t grow up. But at that time, no one was willing to listen to him cry anymore.

The pain of forced growth taught him to accept others letting go.

Perhaps it was time to let go of Fu Mingchuan too.

Fu Mingchuan kept calling his name in his ear. You Wen couldn’t see clearly, he widened his eyes, trying to see again. He wanted to ask where Fu Mingchuan was, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he coughed up another mouthful of blood. His hand was held by Fu Mingchuan, and this time he finally heard Fu Mingchuan’s words clearly.

“Naonao, don’t be afraid, I’m here, right in front of you.”

“We’ll be at the hospital soon.”

“Don’t talk, just hold on a little longer, okay?”

“Tiao Tiao is still waiting for you to come home.”

You Wen was a little scared, and a little not scared.

Who wouldn’t be afraid of death? You Wen was the kind of person who, after getting a cut from a knife in the kitchen, would swear never to enter the kitchen again. But thinking of his parents, he didn’t seem so afraid anymore.

His breathing was a little rapid, and he felt his hands and feet turning cold. Warm liquid dripped onto his cheeks, and he thought it was his own illusion. After a while, he realized that Fu Mingchuan was crying.

Why was Fu Mingchuan crying?

You Wen raised his hand to touch his face, but he couldn’t quite lift it. Fu Mingchuan quickly caught his hand and placed it on his own face. Now You Wen finally saw Fu Mingchuan’s face clearly, and his eyes.

A pair of crying eyes.

“One more minute, the doctor is already waiting, you’ll be fine.”

Fu Mingchuan didn’t know whether he was comforting You Wen or himself. He wiped the blood that had splashed onto You Wen’s clothes and said to him, “Don’t be afraid, I’ll always be with you.”

You Wen wanted to tell Fu Mingchuan not to be afraid, because Fu Mingchuan really looked scared.

Before entering the operating room, You Wen finally managed to say a complete sentence, “I don’t blame you, and I didn’t misunderstand you.”